Ryobi made a new 18V cordless hedge trimmer but it’s an interesting new design. It’s compact and one handed.

Basically they gave the hedge trimmer a similar treatment to how Milwaukee made the Hackzall, which essentially took a recip saw (Sawzall) and made it more compact and a one handed design.

Ryobi says this model has a lightweight design to reduce user fatigue, and is great for maintaining and shaping bushes and shrubs around the home.

It also doubles as a mini grass shears by the ability to swap out the included accessory for grass clipping.

Clearly this isn’t a tool designed for the mass market but more for the user that’s looking for something very lightweight and probably finds a traditional hedge trimmer model as too heavy but still wants to trim bushes and hedges themselves. The grass shears ability also adds to it’s appeal for some.

I wan’t to let you guys know I spotted this tool in the Ryobi Australia website which means it not available here in the USA.

20cm bar length

8mm cut capacity

10cm grass shear width

18V motor

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You’re right, it appears to be a new updated version.Hadn’t seen that model before, at least not with the hedger attachment. I searched “compact hedger” on HD and didn’t see any results so I assumed we didn’t have one